News of the School Fall 2014 Park Tudor School
impressive performance from several runners earned advancement to the Noblesville regional. Jessica Palmer, Emily Neher and Courtney Lynn for the girls, and Nikhil Tewari for the boys represented Park Tudor well at this high level of competition. GIRLS GOLF Participation numbers did not allow for Park Tudor to field a full girls team this fall. However, two girls participated individually in selected tournaments. Last year’s regional qualifier Isabel Freihofer earned ICC All-Conference honors with her strong finish in the conference tournament. Isabel, a senior, also represented Park Tudor, along with freshman Hannah Markey, in the Marion County and IHSAA sectional tournaments. Left to right: Runners Emily Neher, Nikhil Tewari, Jessica Palmer and Courtney Lynn.
without a fight from the Panthers. Avon entered the game with the No. 5 ranking in the nation. Park Tudor defeated University in the opening game of the state tournament, thus advancing to play another top-ranked team – Guerin Catholic, to whom they lost, 4-1, in the sectional title game. VOLLEYBALL The lady netters had a stellar season that included some signature wins over the likes of Heritage Christian, North Central, Connersville, Fishers and Western Boone. Park Tudor won their own invitational early in the season, defeating Warren Central, Pendleton Heights and Lawrence Central in the process. Coach Tim Hardt and the Panthers advanced their way up the state rankings where they found themselves ranked as high as No. 2 in the 2A state polls. Park Tudor remained in the top 10 in the rankings all season long. The team drew Broad Ripple in the opening game of sectional play and advanced to a rematch with eventual sectional champion Heritage Christian in the Shortridge Sectional, falling to the Eagles in five sets. The girls entered state tournament play with an impressive 19-4 record. FOOTBALL The Panthers owned a 1-7 record heading in to the final regular season game with Cardinal Ritter. Park Tudor’s lone win
came on the road against South Decatur where the Panthers defeated them 28-7. Though the win-loss record may not reflect it, the football team has shown great improvement from the previous year and over the course of this season. In three of their losses the boys of the gridiron scored 30 points or more. Four of their opponents were ranked in the top 10 in the state 2A football poll. The coaches have implemented a nice mix of running and passing in the offense with improved play at the defensive end. Park Tudor defeated Cloverdale on the road in the sectional opener, but lost to Ritter to end the season. CROSS COUNTRY The girls cross country team won the school’s third conference championship with Jessica Palmer finishing second in the meet. Courtney Lynn and Emily Neher joined her on the All-Conference team. The boys finished fourth in the conference meet. First-year coach Garrett Lawton welcomed 29 runners the first week of August and managed to mold them into two very competitive teams. The teams traveled every weekend to the likes of Terre Haute, Danville, Culver and Shelbyville to compete against some of the best teams in the state. Park Tudor was invited to run in the prestigious FlashRock Invitational hosted by Westfield and Franklin Central where there were close to 1,000 competitors. An
CREW Park Tudor rowers have traveled throughout the Midwest this fall for regattas. Twenty members of the Panther crew took on 43 teams from across the USA and Canada at Cleveland’s Head of the Cuyahoga. Oarsmen Luke Elliott and Alec Stanley captured gold medals, and Adam Roesner, Alex Bowlby and Roddy Bowlby earned silvers. At the Frogtown Regatta in Toledo, Ohio, the Panthers battled 32 teams from five states over a three-mile course on the Maumee River. For the men, Luke, Alec, Adam, Alex and Roddy all captured silver on their men’s varsity 4 boats, and all participated in the men’s varsity 8 boat that took 5th. October’s Charlie Doyle Memorial Regatta in Dayton, Ohio brought PT women to the podium; Annabella Helman stroked the women’s JV 4+ to a gold medal with fellow crew members Cameron Sumner and Maya Mishra onboard. At the Head of the Eagle, PT rowers took gold in the women’s novice 8, men’s novice 4, and men’s varsity 4 and 8. Alex and Roddy Bowlby competed in the US Rowing Youth National Championships in Sacramento, California over the summer, taking 6th in the men’s pair.
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